I think everyone should call a spade a spade.

我认为每个人都应该有话直说。

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He just called a spade a spade. He gave me his opinion of a smart but withdrawn girl.

他实话实说了，在他眼中，我是一个聪慧但少言寡语的女孩。

youdao

What I appreciate most about him is that he is not afraid to call a spade a spade in any situation.

我最欣赏他的一点是他在任何情况下都直言不讳。

youdao

"President Obama was the first one to call a spade a spade, basically to say it was an invasion.

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She shoved a tiny spade into my hands.

她把一个小铲子塞到我手里。

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It is time to call a spade a spade and demand compliance with this law.

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But, it seems that, in fifty years, nobody has appeared to call a spade a spade.

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IR I agree that we should call a spade a spade and a phoney democracy a phoney democracy.

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